Airlines double freight rates for mango hurts exports

[xataxsata]

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Airlines double freight rates for mango hurts exports


KARACHI: Local and foreign commercial airlines have doubled their freight rates for mango export from Pakistan thereby making export of the fruit less competitive than regional peers, exporters said on Thursday.



A spokesperson of the Welfare Association Wholesale Vegetable Market Shaikh Waqar Ahmed told The News that almost all airlines including the national flag carrier increased their cargo charges by 100 percent while mango prices did not increase at that margin in the world, which reduced profit of exporters and made the export difficult for them. “Freight rates for Middle East increased to Rs70 per kg from Rs35 per kg last year,” he said.


Mango export started from May 25th through air routes and cargo went to Middle East, European countries and the South East Asian countries.


Pakistan’s export was closed for Iran, as later increased its duty to 250 percent and made exports impossible.

Iran had also increased duty on kinnow by 150 percent, he said.

“Iran was our solid market but they made our trade impossible because of higher duty charges while the government was not interested to handle the matter through negotiations,” he said.

Due to increase in duty and international barriers on trade with Iran, mango export of 30,000 tons to Iran would also suffer. Smuggling through land route to Iran was not on record and did not earn foreign exchange for the country, another exporter said.


Indonesia also increased its duty to 45 percent, which also made difficult exports to it as India was capturing the markets of Pakistan in this region while Australia and Mexico were competitors in the European markets.


“Airlines were charging lower freight in India as compared with Pakistan,” said Haji Shahjahan, President Welfare Association Wholesale Vegetable Market.


Pakistan has set a target of 0.15 million tons of $50 million mango export this year, said Waheed Ahmed, Co-chairman All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetables Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA). Last year Pakistan exported 0.134 million tons and earned $38 million tons.


Besides increasing their freight rates by 100 percent, airlines also delayed opening of their respective rates for almost 25 days. Ahmed said that they had requested the airlines to provide them air freight on May 1, but they delayed rates, which caused difficulty to the exporters in quoting the rates.


This year country was expecting around 30 percent decline in production to 1.2 million tons against 1.7 million tons of the last year. Reason was climate change and damage done to the mango trees besides season was delayed by two weeks.


The mango trees have suffered in Matyari and Mirpurkhas in Sindh and Multan, Rahimyar Khan, Muzzafar Garh and Khanewal in the Punjab, where mango production was low because of weather conditions, he said.


Ahmed said that this year Pakistan’s export to two new markets Japan and the USA would also suffer, as VHT plant installed by Japan in Pakistan gave very little quantity processing while mangos exported to the USA were costlier for consumer and exporters were not interested in the smaller market. Last year, mangoes were exported to these two countries in smaller quantity on experience basis, which did not succeed because of higher charges.


Association has suggested formation of common facility centre for export to Japan to ministry of commerce but no action was taken by the authorities, said the co-chairman of PFVA.

Airlines double freight rates for mango exports - thenews.com.pk

Pakistan: Increased mango freight rates make export difficult



Iran and Indonesia don't want pakistani mangoes

Iran increased import duty on pakistani mangoes @ 250%

Indonesia incerased import duty on pakistani mangoes @ 45%

Iran even don't want pakistani kinnow as Iran increaed import duty on pak kinnow by 150 percent

And India is gaining from it, as Iran and Indonesia have very low import duty for Indian imports

[fd24]

And India is gaining from it, as Iran and Indonesia have very low import duty for Indian imports

Another Indian chap obsessed with mangoes. There is a tremendous market throughout the world and it will continue to flourish. We in the UK have an abundance of Pakistani mangoes and apparently there is already an increase in demand by 25% and the season is only just kicking in..
There may be "very low duty for Indian imports" but when aint got the taste and flavour like the Pakistani mango - it doesn't make a difference - you aren't going to sell many - and thats a mango fact. Now go and have a mango break.

[Peaceful Civlian]

People want taste and Pakistani mangoes are tasty.
Market will continue due to consumer preference.

[xataxsata]

People want taste and Pakistani mangoes are tasty.
Market will continue due to consumer preference.

Iranians already tasted pakistani mangoes for decades but they have also tasted Indian mangoes the best in the world.

That's why they have imposed 250% import duty on pak mangies.

After Iran other Muslim country like Indonesia also don't want pak mangoes and they increased import duty by 45% specially on pak mangoes.

The point is why the Muslim countries don't want pak mangoes????????

[tatasteel]

but when aint got the taste and flavour like the Pakistani mango - it doesn't make a difference - you aren't going to sell many - and thats a mango fact. Now go and have a mango break.

What a lame logic by a Pakistani chap obsessed with Pakistani mangoes . If you don't know the right type to buy than how could you blame it just because it is Indian.

[ashok321]

Alphonso mango is the king (international) of all the mangoes.
Mother of all the mangoes..
Saudi royals know it.
lol

INDIA LEAVES THE WORLD WAY BEHIND IN MANGO PRODUCTION, ITS MORE THAN 50% LOL

Countries
India
China
Mexico
Thailand
Philippines
Pakistan
Nigeria
Indonesia
Brazil
Egypt
Share in Global production (in %)
51
9
6
5.2
4

World Map - Top 10 Mango Producing Countries in the World
Chausa is good, but not close enought to rich taste of Alphonso....

[SHAMK9]

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[BATMAN]

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I see no logic in Iran's policy of targeting Pakistani rice and Mango exporters, while giving tax free access to US wheat exporters.

Pakistan shall target middle-eastern market more aggressively, where Indian mangoes are sold labelled as Pakistani mangoes.